In Which the Horizon is Looming
Time to review the last year and gear up for the next one.
Ah, 2006. What a year.
A lot has been learned, a lot has been gained, and some things have been lost.
Winter was my hardest term yet. Probably will ALWAYS be my hardest term, schoolwise. Too many classes, almost all hard, three ten page papers, and applying for Japan on top of that? It was a mess. But it was survived and with decent grades at that!
Spring had a few miracles and some bad business. Bad business that I didn't take care of when it occurred, which led to more of a mess later in the summer. Lesson learned. Said mess also took me most of the rest of the year to work out of my system, but I am indeed moving on now. Mostly, spring was pretty fun, though.
Summer was the first nice summer I've had in a while. There was stress and flailage over Japan trip that was brewing, but other than that, it was good. Began poking the thing we call alcohol to see what that's like and turned twenty one! Faery Festival remains one of the highlights of that summer.
Fall was JAPAN. There really are...a lot of things I could say about this. A LOT happened. A LOT was learned. Three months in a foreign country is too long for me. Shots in the ass hurt. I am NOT Zen. But mostly...I've walked on a pilgrimage from temple to temple, wandered the streets chanting for money, lived on my own in a foreign country. I've seen a lot of things and experienced a lot of things and I can't even give words to them all.
Goals Set Last Year:
Japan Trip--BIG WHOPPING SUCCESS
Kidd tutorial final project--noooot so much of a success. Not bad, but not what I was trying for.
Resolution Set Last Year:
Less internet social masochism. This one, I think, was a success as well.
Results:
I've grown a bit of spine.
I've learned a lot more about myself.
I'm a very spiritual person, and still coming to terms with it.
I want to change the world for the better.
Compassion important, painful, and beautiful.
Summary:
It was a good year. I feel better for having lived through all that and I actually came out of it with a little direction in live.
And then this coming year...
This will be a crazy year for me. I will be graduating, moving somewhere, and getting a full time job. Also, hopefully really starting to write. I mean REALLY start writing. Yes, I know I say that every year, but each (or most) years I get a little closer. Hopefully this year I'll break through some of my personal writing barriers.
There's a lot of things I would LIKE to have happen in the next year, but they may have to wait for another year or so. A lot of things are going to change and some of it might be hard to handle. But, over all, I think it's going to be good for me. I'm very HOPEFUL about this year.
I'm scared of the whole real world thing, having a full time job and such. But I think I can do it. The key will be finding a good job that will support me and not drive me completely insane. I think I can manage that. Then there's figuring out where go...
But a lot of that stuff I'm not worrying about IMMEDIATELY. Why? Because it won't be an issue for another half a year. So I can take a month or so and just...be a goofball. Which I think I shall.
Resolutions:
Instead of my typical "WRITE MORE" resolution, which is not particularly useful and very difficult to decide if I've fulfilled, my resolution is to fill the rest of the first section of this year's writing notebook. This way, I have a nice measurable resolution for once in regards to my writing.
And with that, I say to yee all...LET'S KICK IT IN THE NEW YEAR! WHOO PARTY!
Ah, 2006. What a year.
A lot has been learned, a lot has been gained, and some things have been lost.
Winter was my hardest term yet. Probably will ALWAYS be my hardest term, schoolwise. Too many classes, almost all hard, three ten page papers, and applying for Japan on top of that? It was a mess. But it was survived and with decent grades at that!
Spring had a few miracles and some bad business. Bad business that I didn't take care of when it occurred, which led to more of a mess later in the summer. Lesson learned. Said mess also took me most of the rest of the year to work out of my system, but I am indeed moving on now. Mostly, spring was pretty fun, though.
Summer was the first nice summer I've had in a while. There was stress and flailage over Japan trip that was brewing, but other than that, it was good. Began poking the thing we call alcohol to see what that's like and turned twenty one! Faery Festival remains one of the highlights of that summer.
Fall was JAPAN. There really are...a lot of things I could say about this. A LOT happened. A LOT was learned. Three months in a foreign country is too long for me. Shots in the ass hurt. I am NOT Zen. But mostly...I've walked on a pilgrimage from temple to temple, wandered the streets chanting for money, lived on my own in a foreign country. I've seen a lot of things and experienced a lot of things and I can't even give words to them all.
Goals Set Last Year:
Japan Trip--BIG WHOPPING SUCCESS
Kidd tutorial final project--noooot so much of a success. Not bad, but not what I was trying for.
Resolution Set Last Year:
Less internet social masochism. This one, I think, was a success as well.
Results:
I've grown a bit of spine.
I've learned a lot more about myself.
I'm a very spiritual person, and still coming to terms with it.
I want to change the world for the better.
Compassion important, painful, and beautiful.
Summary:
It was a good year. I feel better for having lived through all that and I actually came out of it with a little direction in live.
And then this coming year...
This will be a crazy year for me. I will be graduating, moving somewhere, and getting a full time job. Also, hopefully really starting to write. I mean REALLY start writing. Yes, I know I say that every year, but each (or most) years I get a little closer. Hopefully this year I'll break through some of my personal writing barriers.
There's a lot of things I would LIKE to have happen in the next year, but they may have to wait for another year or so. A lot of things are going to change and some of it might be hard to handle. But, over all, I think it's going to be good for me. I'm very HOPEFUL about this year.
I'm scared of the whole real world thing, having a full time job and such. But I think I can do it. The key will be finding a good job that will support me and not drive me completely insane. I think I can manage that. Then there's figuring out where go...
But a lot of that stuff I'm not worrying about IMMEDIATELY. Why? Because it won't be an issue for another half a year. So I can take a month or so and just...be a goofball. Which I think I shall.
Resolutions:
Instead of my typical "WRITE MORE" resolution, which is not particularly useful and very difficult to decide if I've fulfilled, my resolution is to fill the rest of the first section of this year's writing notebook. This way, I have a nice measurable resolution for once in regards to my writing.
And with that, I say to yee all...LET'S KICK IT IN THE NEW YEAR! WHOO PARTY!